MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Starting Friday, Minneapolis Police and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) are partnering up to tackle the problematic bar close hours in downtown Minneapolis.

According to Minneapolis Police, deputies will begin working with officers from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. to patrol downtown. Previously, deputies patrolled the area from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. HCSO is also doubling the number of deputies in downtown.

Besides increasing the number of officers and deputies in the area, police in the First Precinct have also made the following adjustments: